Heat treatment and germination of seeds of interspecific hybrid between American oil palm (Elaeis oleifera (H.B.K) Cortes) and African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)
The oil palm (E. guineensis ) is the African origin and the world's leading source of vegetable oil. The interspecific hybridization of the African oil palm (E. guineensis) with American oil palm (E. oleifera) aims to improve resistance to diseases, to improve oil quality and lower plant height...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes
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| Series: | Journal of Seed Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372014000400010&lng=en&tlng=en |